Isca Recruitment Ltd
Group Financial Controller
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Group Financial Controller
ISCA Recruitment is delighted to be recruiting a Group Financial Controller for a rapidly expanding and ambitious manufacturing group. Reporting directly to the CFO, this is a high-profile opportunity for a technically strong and commercially minded finance professional to take ownership of Group reporting, drive financial excellence, and play a key role in the next phase of growth.
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Are you the right candidate for this opportunity
This is far more than a traditional financial control role. You'll be a trusted business partner to the CEO, CFO and Commercial FD, helping to shape strategy, strengthen controls, integrate acquisitions, and build a scalable finance function capable of supporting an increasingly dynamic group structure.
This role offers significant long-term career potential and is suited to an ambitious qualified accountant looking to step into a broader leadership position.
Group Financial Controller - The Role
As Group Financial Controller, you will lead all aspects of Group financial reporting, ensuring accuracy, compliance and operational excellence across multiple businesses. Key responsibilities include:
- Managing the preparation and delivery of Group Interim and Annual Financial Reports.
- Undertaking the Group consolidation process for management accounts and Group statutory accounts.
- Supporting operating companies through year-end close and audit readiness.
- Managing relationships with external auditors to ensure efficient and effective audits.
- Preparing subsidiary statutory accounts.
- Driving the implementation and optimisation of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
- Ensuring compliance with evolving accounting standards and reporting requirements.
- Working closely with newly acquired businesses and the Group FD to accelerate integration and financial maturity.
- Identifying financial performance variances and recommending improvement initiatives.
- Developing robust, scalable financial controls, systems and processes across the Group.
- Supporting the commercial FD with technically upskilling of finance teams across multiple entities.
- Supporting the CFO on acquisition integration, tax planning, R&D tax credits, banking, cash management and company secretarial matters.
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Group Financial Controller – The Rewards
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing Group where finance plays a central role in driving business performance and growth. The successful candidate will have significant scope to broaden their responsibilities and progress into a larger leadership role as the business continues to expand.
- Salary: £70,000 - £80,000
- Benefits: Bonus up to 25%, Pension, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, PMI, life assurance
- Location: Home-based, with regular travel to London and Group locations across the UK
Group Financial Controller - About You
- Technically excellent qualified accountant (ACA or equivalent)
- Strong accounting expertise with commercial acumen, leadership capability and a genuine passion for continuous improvement.
- Recent audit experience gained in both UK SME and listed/quoted environments.
- Strong knowledge of Group reporting, consolidations and statutory accounting.
- Manufacturing sector experience is highly desirable.
- Exposure of businesses with revenues up to £10m and workforces of up to 100 employees.
- Advanced Excel skills and strong financial systems knowledge.
- Experience improving finance processes, controls and reporting frameworks.
- Detail-oriented, commercially minded you’ll be able to translate financial data into business insight.
- Hands-on and adaptable, thriving in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
- Confident and clear communicator with the ability to build rapport at all levels from finance teams to senior stakeholders.
- Inquisitive and proactive – continually seeking better ways of working.
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For an informal discussion or further information please contact Jo at Isca Recruitment.
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